| Author |
Official K800i & K790i discussion |
korbindallis
Joined: Jun 18, 2004
Posts: > 500
PM |
Quote:
|
On 2006-03-22 05:25:40, Tervel wrote:
I honestly cannot believe all the bitching going on about this phone! It is offering EVERYTHING that IMO was missing from the K750 and has upgraded some functionallity too!
People said they want a better music player interface - IT HAS IT
People said they want to listen to music via BT headphones - IT HAS A2DP
People said they want higher speed internet access - IT COMES WITH EDGE OR 3G
People said they want a phone to hold more than 100, then 200 SMS messages - IT HOLDS 1000!
People said they want a camera with a true flash, not just an addon - IT HAS IT
In addition to all of the above, it has a bigger, higher res screen, 3.2MP camera with stabilization and best shot selector, a Web browser that supports html and can be read in landscape, an RSS reader and a Blog poster
I swear some people just won't be happy unless their phone gives them head!
The only LOSS of functionality I see in this phone is the Xenon flash. I'm SOOO used to turning on the LED light on my K750i in the dark to use it as a flash light. Other than that - can't wait to finally get a decent SE phone from Cingular (and one that will finally be using the proper frequencies and give me less spotty coverage).
|
|
not to forget people bitching about the vdo quality of this phone can just go get the w900 or wait for sonyericsson to put out the new phone that has better vdo recording and its due out this year it will be a slider version and get that one 
|
|
|
etaab
Joined: Jan 23, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: UK - South Yorkshire
PM |
@ Arez - its not that i have any problem with the K800i, im simply annoyed with SE again for their video quality. They screwed everyone for months last year with poor video quality in the K750i and W800i firmware, until R1N was released in September to fix the video bitrate. And now they dont even update something which should be rather minor, which in turn gives me the impression somewhere they are cutting corners, saving money, being total skinflints.
Everything about the K800i i love, i think its a great looking phone, and i love the new menu fonts, the bigger QVGA screen and the fact it has all new features like the Xenon flash. But why hold back on something so simple ? there has to be an underlying reason. The W900i and P990i (apparently) have bigger video recording resolution, so why not add it in their new phone ?
At the end of the day, i'll probably end up buying both a K800i, and a P990i, and chances are i'll be happy with both, but id rather have a single converged device which offers me the smartphone features i want, with the high level of quality optics and audio that a phone like the K800i will produce rather than having to carry around two devices like ive been doing for the past few years.
Oh and btw, one of my other major gripes regarding the K800i was the M2 sticks, however after finding that they'll soon be available in 1gb capacity and rather cheap in price, thats one plus point in the K800i's favour. 
Check me out on Instagram ! search for etaab ! |
rockygali
Joined: Nov 21, 2005
Posts: > 500
From:
PM, WWW
|
kewl.. the M@ will be cheaper?
new tech for a price just less.. interesting... its official! now K800 will be my next phone..
nyak nyak nyak 
"Darkness is the absence of light.. and not the opposite..." |
ares
Joined: Dec 11, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Coimbra, Portugal
PM |
etaab, if i had the money, i maybe would go for the p990...but it will be too expensive, specially in the beggining
i really am satisfied with the k800, but the video thing is annoying
SE w880 + Iphone 4 16gb |
etaab
Joined: Jan 23, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: UK - South Yorkshire
PM |
Well right now for me its a toss up between buying either a P990i, a Nokia N80, or one of the latest compact iMate devices.
The K800i i will probably buy simply because i dont always want or need to carry around a larger phone.
Check me out on Instagram ! search for etaab ! |
bavlondon2
Joined: Jan 28, 2006
Posts: > 500
PM |
I think eventually everyone who moans about the k800 will get one anywa just becasue o the sheer lack of patience for the so called HD phones. Im sure SE will release phone just for video but for that sort of video quality to enjoy thephone you need at least a 2gb card and the new size only goes up to 512mb or a 1gb if im correct.
The k800 will be one of the phones of the year if not the best.
|
Xugaa
Joined: Oct 05, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: Great Britain
PM |
does anyone know anything about the media player?
is it the same as the k750's, walkman media player or the k750's but more advanced with better organising etc...
???
after long thought, i think i'll probably get the k790, mainly because you'll probably pay more for the k800 right? because its got 3g. but i thought that i probably wouldn't actually use the 3g, and also with the second camera lens on the front, it means more maintaining. overall i think the k790's edge would benefit me more... is this the only difference between them?
|
Xugaa
Joined: Oct 05, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: Great Britain
PM |
Quote:
|
The k800 will be released first in June and k790 in July (dont know why?) But i do know that the 80% of the 1st batch if units are already complete. SE plan to launch this product in mass to avoid shortages.
The price is as with most SE phones (bar the p series) pretty reasonable. Between 300-400 Euros depending on which country your in.
In the UK you should expect to get this handset free for a £25-30 month tarrif to begin with.
|
|
what about pay as you go? is there an estimate for the price of the phone non-contract?
_________________
 "The only reliable thing about the future is uncertainty"
[ This Message was edited by: Xugaa on 2006-03-25 00:43 ] |
Xugaa
Joined: Oct 05, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: Great Britain
PM |
i understand that the video recording is apparently taken in the old k750 quality from this thread, but is it true that it only records in the k750 size, cos i don't understand that at all?
|
rockygali
Joined: Nov 21, 2005
Posts: > 500
From:
PM, WWW
|
well according to mobile review K800 is nothing more fancy than the K750, well except for the fact that it has 3.2MP cam, with xenon flash, an EDGE/UMTS/3G versatility. and take note, it has an onboard 3D accelerator yet none of them was used for video, possibly for game support and other apps. but what the accelerator suppose to do is give a boost for the much larger screen display. (am i right?). and about the media player... i dont se anything new in there. but theres a slight improvement compared to W800/K750.
well just like K750, users were amazed by the powerful cam capabilities, i guess thats where K800 will be leading... well in some way or two..
of course, thats what ive understand...
"Darkness is the absence of light.. and not the opposite..." |
baste07
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
Posts: > 500
PM |
if the cam and 3G are the only difference frmo the k750.. i don't think i'll be getting these phone. better wait for a new phone with considerable upgrades. |
dw
Joined: Mar 13, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Sweden
PM, WWW
|
Quote:
|
On 2006-03-25 08:06:45, baste07 wrote:
if the cam and 3G are the only difference frmo the k750.. i don't think i'll be getting these phone. better wait for a new phone with considerable upgrades.
|
|
Well it's not the only diffrence
But I'm not gonna start lining up all other things that k800 have that k750 dont have since k800's white papers are posted here you could read up your self. Also homepage have alot info.
|
jehrameel
Joined: Dec 17, 2004
Posts: 121
PM |
i'm waiting for k790...3g's cool but no need for it now....IMO |
Tervel
Joined: Jun 30, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: US, TX
PM |
Quote:
|
On 2006-03-25 02:02:41, rockygali wrote:
... it has an onboard 3D accelerator yet none of them was used for video, possibly for game support and other apps. but what the accelerator suppose to do is give a boost for the much larger screen display. (am i right?)...
|
|
I have yet to see anything stating that the K800/k790 has a 3d accelerator, on the contrary I recall eldar's review specifically mentioning the LACK of a 3d accelerator. Could you point out where you saw this? |
Supa_Fly
Joined: Apr 16, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Toronto, Ontario
PM, WWW
|
The K790 is nice looking but no WiFi really annoyes me. I live in Toronto, Ontario where this summer BIG players are offering WiFi free EVERYWHERE across this city for 3 months; mind you its already in most parts I goto anyway. EDGE is nice, 3G is better for quick burts but our providers are ripping the pants off of us here in Canada - so the cost is prohibitive. Its for entertainment/education ... it doesnt make me any money, so why should I make the providers coffers bigger?!
I'm with Etaab in my next phone ... P990; with I love the styling, no 850Mhz is gonna bug me but its not a need. I've learned to go topside or move about if my coverage is close to non-existent. The Nokia N80 is also sweet, My pictures with the K750i arent as good as I had hoped/seen from what Etaab has taken in his country side, so I'm worries that the P990i wont be any better. I'll post in the K750 thread soon enough to show you all what I mean. I'm thinking that 3MP even without auto focus would be much better. But although I'm used to the S60, I think the skinning and performance & BlackBerry Connect features of the P990i will be right up my ally. I'm gonna be needing it for work soon enough.
But I may just sit this year out of upgrading and hope for a BLACK P990i with 850Mhz band + 1900Mhz WCDMA/HSDPA for North America. But most likely I'll get a very thin Sony Camera & carry a new RIM 8700 or import the upcoming RIM 8707v (Vodafone.)
|AppleTV2|iPhone 12Mini 256GB|iPad Pro 256GB| Previously ...  K750|Z500|Z520|K700|K790i|K850i, :Ericsson: T18z|T28World|T36m x3|T68m (Ericsson, not the rebranded T68i). |
|
|
Posted: 2006-03-22 23:39
K750|Z500|Z520|K700|K790i|K850i, :Ericsson: T18z|T28World|T36m x3|T68m (Ericsson, not the rebranded 
